Chapter 4: Floe Island
The Boat's horn blared and the captain came on the intercom, "All Ashore!!! Its Floe Island! We will be departing from the port in two hours, for now explore and have fun, HEEHEHEHEHE!!".
As Mom and I walked off the boat I saw Professor Cypress waiting for us on the dock.
"Ahoy Max! Well! This is my home Island! Well this must be your mother, pleased to meet you, Cypress."
"Marlene" My mother and the professor shook hands.
"Well shall we be off?" the professor asked as he directed us to a quiet restaurant. On the way we walked past some grassy fields where I noticed some yellow ducks running around, and pink things loafing around.
"Are those Pokémon, Professor?"
"Well absolutely, those are Psyducks and Slowpokes. Psyducks are known for their chronic headaches, that's why those two are grasping their heads" The psyducks looked up, saw us and ran away.
"PSY!!!" They yelled. The slowpokes looked up, blinked, and then put their heads back down, not paying us any attention.
"Slowpokes are very lazy Pokémon, loafing around all day."
Once in the restaurant the professor took more time to explain Pokémon, explaining that Pokémon are classified into different types, such as flying, water, fire, and grass type Pokémon. He then explained the Pokémon league with gym leaders to battle and the Elite four who where the ones to beat. The rest of dinner went by nicely with common talk of family and just getting to know each other.
"So where ya going to live?" The Professor asked. The look on my mother's face let him know she had no clue. She was a very transparent woman and could not hide what she was thinking very well. "Well If you want a quiet peaceful place to live you should head to Roostington, It's quiet, small and very beautiful. My son lives there, and there are lots of houses left to buy, and cheap too. "
"You know, that sound perfect." My mom replied.
"Well, since you're heading there, I just so happen to have written a letter to my son. Well, do you think you could deliver it to him, Max? He is about your age."
"…sure?" I replied.
"Also after you get settled in, I want you to catch a ride and visit me here in my lab." The Professor then handed me a card with his contact info on it. Not long later we heard the ships horn calling us back. "Well this is my stop, so I will not be getting back on the ship, good luck and Welcome to the world of Pokémon!"
My mother And I boarded the ship and the rest of the ride was pretty uneventful; occasionally I would look out the port hole and see strange Pokémon flying or swimming by.